1、saved 是 save 的过去分词当形容词,最早指「灵魂得救」。 2、save 出自拉丁 salvus「安全、完好」,同根 safe、salvage(抢救)、salute(致意)。 3、saved by the bell 早期是拳击说法:读秒到关键点铃响就不用被击倒 → 侥幸脱险。
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英语词源
saved (adj.)
"delivered from damnation," c. 1300, past participle adjective from save (v.). Saved by the bell is from 1914 in reference to prize fighting; 1912 in reference to the classroom; figurative use from 1915, probably at first from the fighting sense.
权威例句
1. His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen.
多亏一块1/4英寸厚的防弹钢板,他才捡了条命。
2. More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles.
通过关闭演播室和出售实况转播车将节省更多资金。
3. He saved one shot when the ball hit him on the head.
球砸中他的脑袋,从而让他化解了一次射门。
4. A union bargainer said that those jobs have been saved.
一位工会的谈判人员说那些工作岗位都已经保住了。
5. The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.